2004-05 Washington Men’s Basketball Fast Facts School: University of Washington Internet Web Site: www.gohuskies.com Location: Seattle, Washington 98195 Head Coach: Lorenzo Romar, (206) 543-5260 Founded: November 4, 1861 Overall Record (years): 122-117 (7 years) Enrollment: 42,000 (31,474 undergraduates) Record at UW (years): 29–29 (2 years) at Washington Conference: Pacific-10 Assistant Coaches: Ken Bone, Cameron Dollar, Jim Shaw Nickname: Huskies Basketball Operations: Lance LaVetter, (206) 685-9570 Colors: Purple (PMS 5265) & Gold (PMS 7502) Basketball Secretary: Jamee Ashburn, (206) 543-8070 President: Mark Emmert Trainer (Basketball): Pat Jenkins, (206) 685-8419 Director of Athletics: Todd Turner SID (Basketball): Dan Lepse, (206) 685-3120 Arena: Bank of America Arena at Edmundson Pavilion SID E-Mail: [email protected] Capacity (year built): 10,000 (1927, renovated 2000) NCAA Tournaments: 11 (’43, ’48, ’51, ’53, ’76, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’98, ’99, ’04) 2004 Record: 19–12, 12–6 in Pac-10 (2nd) NCAA Tournament Record: 10–12 (Final Four in 1953) 2004 Pac-10 Tournament: 2–1, second place Last NCAA Berth: 2004 (lost 102-100 in first round to UAB) 2004 Final Ranking: n/a All-Time Record: 1463–993 2003-04 Washington Results (19-12 overall, 12-6 in Pacific-10 Conference) Nov. 21 Portland State W 73–65 Jan. 31 Arizona State W 90–81 Nov. 24 UC Riverside W 91–78 Feb. 5 at USC W 93–82 Nov. 29 Eastern Washington W 104–91 Feb. 7 at UCLA L 75–80 Dec. 3 #17 Gonzaga L 62–86 Feb. 12 Oregon W 83–74 Dec. 6 at Wyoming L 76–92 Feb. 14 Oregon State W 80–79 Dec. 20 at Houston L 64–79 Feb. 19 Washington State W 71–67 Dec. 27 at San Diego State W 92–81 Feb. 22 at #13 NC State L 72–77 Dec. 30 Columbia W 88–51 Feb. 26 at #17 Arizona W 89–84 Jan. 2 at California L 62–76 Feb. 28 at Arizona State W 96–72 Jan. 4 #5 Stanford L 72–85 Mar. 4 California W 76–58 Jan. 8 USC L 80–88 Mar. 6 #1 Stanford W 75–62 Jan. 10 UCLA L ot 84–86 Mar. 11 vs. UCLA (Pac-10) W 91–83 Jan. 15 at Oregon L 74–84 Mar. 12 vs. #21 Arizona (Pac-10) W 90–85 Jan. 17 at Oregon State W ot 103–99 Mar. 13 vs. #2 Stanford (Pac-10) L 66–77 Jan. 24 at Washington State W 75–62 Mar. 19 vs. UAB (NCAA) L 100-102 Jan. 29 #9 Arizona W 96–83 Returning Players: 12 (12 lettermen / 5 starters) • indicates starter Pos. No. Name Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown Points Rebounds Assists Minutes G2•Nate Robinson 5–9 175 Jr. Seattle, Wash. 13.2 3.9 2.7 26.9 G3•Brandon Roy 6–6 200 Jo. Seattle, Wash. 12.9 5.3 3.3 30.3 G5•Will Conroy 6–2 190 Sr. Seattle, Wash. 12.3 2.6 4.6 26.9 F15•Bobby Jones 6–6 200 Jo. Compton, Calif. 11.2 4.9 0.8 24.5 G1Tre Simmons 6–5 195 Sr. Seattle, Wash. 10.8 3.4 1.5 21.8 F42•Mike Jensen 6–8 240 Jo. Kent, Wash. 7.6 4.5 0.9 23.4 C4Hakeem Rollins 6–7 220 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. 5.5 4.1 0.5 20.1 C30Anthony Washington 6–9 245 Jo. Seattle, Wash. 3.3 2.1 0.1 10.0 G11Brandon Burmeister 6–4 190 So. Mercer Island, Wash. 1.6 0.4 0.1 2.4 F22Hans Gasser 6–9 225 So. Issaquah, Wash. 0.9 0.7 0.6 5.2 G32Zane Potter 6–6 185 Jr. Boring, Ore. 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.0 G52Alex Johnson 6–3 185 Sr. Bellevue, Wash. 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 Departing Players: 1 (1 letterman / 0 starters) G Curtis Allen (eligibility expired) 6–0 170 4 letters Tacoma, Wash. 4.9 1.5 1.5 16.0 Lorenzo Romar Bio: Lorenzo Romar begins his third year as head coach at Washington after directing a spectacular turnaround in his second season. UW posted a 19-12 record in 2004 and participated in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999. Romar guided the Huskies to their first second-place regular-season finish since 1986 and their first Pac-10 Tournament championship game appearance since 1987. After opening the conference campaign with an 0-5 record, UW reeled off 12 wins in its final 13 Pac-10 outings. Included in the run was a 75-62 victory over No. 1 and previously undefeated Stanford in the final regular-season game. His Huskies swept the season series from highly ranked Arizona for the first time since 1984. In 2003, Romar guided the Huskies to a 10-17 record with a 5-13 Pac-10 mark. He was named to head up the program at his alma mater on April 3, 2002. A point guard for the Huskies’ 1978-79 and 1979-80 teams, he is the 18th head coach in Washington’s 103- year history and the first African-American to lead the program. Romar has compiled a 122-117 record in eight seasons as a head coach, including a 29-29 mark in two years at UW. Washington is Romar’s third stint as a head college coach following three-year stops at Pepperdine (1997- 99) and Saint Louis (2000-02). Romar’s first collegiate coaching job was as an assistant for four seasons at UCLA from 1993-96. He helped recruit and coach the Bruin players that won the 1995 NCAA title. In his first head coaching position, Romar led Pepperdine to a 42-44 (.488) record, including an NIT berth in 1999. At Saint Louis he compiled a 51-44 (.537) record and guided the Billikens to the 2000 NCAA Tournament in his first season. Romar was picked by Golden State in the seventh round of the 1980 NBA Draft and played five years in the NBA (1981-85). ** TENTATIVE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE ** 2004-05 Washington Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Location Time TBA TBA + TBA (exhibition) Seattle, Wash. TBA Fri. Nov. 19 TBA Seattle, Wash. TBA Wed.-Sat. Nov. 24-27 at Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Sullivan Arena; Anchorage, Ak. (Alabama, Alaska-Anchorage, Furman, High Point, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington) Thu. Nov. 25 UW vs. Utah (ESPN 2) 8:30 p.m. Fri. Nov. 26 UW vs winner/loser of Oklahoma/High Point 3:00 p.m. (losers), 9:00 p.m. (winners-ESPN 2) Sat. Nov. 27 UW vs. opponent TBA TBA Wed. Dec. 1 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. 7:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 5 EASTERN WASHINGTON Seattle, Wash. TBA Tue. Dec. 7 SAN DIEGO STATE Seattle, Wash. TBA Sat. Dec. 11 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Sun. Dec. 19 NORTH CAROLINA STATE (Fox Net) Seattle, Wash. 5:00 p.m. Wed. Dec. 22 SACRED HEART Seattle, Wash. TBA Fri. Dec. 24 HOUSTON Seattle, Wash. 1:00 p.m. Fri. Dec. 31 * CALIFORNIA Seattle, Wash. TBA Sun. Jan. 2 * STANFORD Seattle, Wash. TBA Thu. Jan. 6 * at USC Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Sat. Jan. 8 * at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Thu. Jan. 13 * OREGON Seattle, Wash. TBA Sat. Jan. 15 * OREGON STATE Seattle, Wash. TBA Sat. Jan. 22 * WASHINGTON STATE Seattle, Wash. TBA Thu. Jan. 27 * at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. TBA Sat. Jan. 29 * at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. TBA Thu. Feb. 3 * USC Seattle, Wash. TBA Sat. Feb. 5 * UCLA Seattle, Wash. TBA Thu. Feb. 10 * at Oregon Eugene, Ore. TBA Sat. Feb. 12 * at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. TBA Sat. Feb. 19 * at Washington State Pullman, Wash. TBA Thu. Feb. 24 * ARIZONA Seattle, Wash. TBA Sat. Feb. 26 * ARIZONA STATE Seattle, Wash. TBA Thu. Mar. 3 * at California Berkeley, Calif. TBA Sat. Mar. 5 * at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. TBA Thu.-Sat. March. 10-12 at Pacific-10 Conference Tournament Staples Center; Los Angeles, Calif. (Top eight teams in the final regular-season standings; First-round games begin at 12:20 / 2:50 / 6:15 / 8:45 pm) Thu. March 10 Pac-10 Tournament (Fox Net) Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Fri. March 11 Pac-10 Tournament Semifinals (Fox Net) Los Angeles, Calif. 6:00 & 8:30 pm Sat. March 12 Pac-10 Tournament Championship (CBS) Los Angeles, Calif. 3:15 pm Thu.-Sun. March 17-20 NCAA First and Second Rounds TBA Thu.-Sun. March 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBA Sat. April 2 NCAA Final Four — Semifinals, Edward Jones Dome; St. Louis, Mo. TBA Mon. April 4 NCAA Final Four — Championship, Edward Jones Dome; St. Louis, Mo. TBA All Home Games played on campus in Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3870 Montlake Blvd. N.E.) * Pacific-10 Conference Game + Exhibition Game Times listed are for Pacific Time Zone and are subject to change What You Need to Know About 2005 UW Men’s Basketball • Washington returns all five starters from last season’s Pac-10 runner-up and NCAA Tournament team. The Huskies return their top seven scorers, including five players who averaged double figures for the nation’s sixth-highest scoring team (82.0 ppg). • Five Washington players finished the season averaging double-figure points for the first time since 1975. • Junior Nate Robinson returns after flirting with the NBA. Robinson withdrew his name from the NBA Draft list despite an impressive showing at the Chicago pre-draft camp.